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德国带头，目标是要百分百使用可再生能源

September 7, 2010
通过转向使用可再生能源，德国让世人看到它在一步步地为自己解开化石燃料依赖这一枷锁。民意调查显示，超过80%的国民支持开发本国的风能、太阳能和地热等替代性能源，赞同避免进口大量石油、天然气和铀。就经济方面而言，德国是接受可再生能源的先行者。这个仅次于中国的世界第二大工业国为一项未经测试的技术冒着风险，负着代价。但它也造就了世界市场，成为能源安全方面的标准制定者和全球榜样——更不用说它在清洁能源领域创造了大量工作岗位，通过减少污染和围绕化石燃料的争端拯救了无数生命。与石油和天然气一样，铀的供应也是有限的，尽管目前价格低廉。德国政府推迟逐步淘汰高效益的大型核电站这一计划，...

Russia and a New Democratic Realism

September 12, 2008
The weakened Russia of the 1990s has bulked up into a formidable nation that makes the former satellites of the Soviet Union uneasy. In the meantime, the US allowed negotiation opportunities and moral credibility to slip away. The US invasion of Iraq and support of separation for Kosovo handed an...

Long, Cruel Road to the Slaughterhouse

February 14, 2008
Ten major animal charities investigated the global trade in livestock, documenting the cruelties that live animals endure on journeys that last thousands of miles, from countries like Australia and Brazil to Europe and the Middle East. “Thousands of animals die en route from disease, heat...

US Recovery, Asian Surge Will Boost World Trade 7.5%: WTO

April 4, 2004
The US economic recovery and Asian trade growth should push global trade higher this year, according to the World Trade Organization (WTO). Yet such growth is susceptible to three risk factors: the level of the US current account and budget deficits; the extent of European economic growth and the...

In the Midst of War, Bloggers Are Talking Across the Front Line

August 3, 2006
Both Israeli and Lebanese citizens rely on the internet to provide live updates of their experiences. Before the fighting started, communications across the border were rare, as Lebanon prohibits Israeli citizens from crossing the border, and there are no phone connections between the two states....

Washington’s Tactical Error in Somalia

June 17, 2006
Naivité is not particularly helpful in the war on terror. When Somali warlords extended the tempting offer of capturing several fugitive Al Qaeda operatives suspected of hiding in Somalia, the US government funneled hundreds of thousands of dollars to the cause. The cause turned out to be bloody...

Iranian Exiles Struggle to Stay Involved

July 30, 2010
The reelection of President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad in June 2009 sparked some of the worst social unrest in Iran since the1979 Islamic Revolution. Using popular networking websites such as Facebook, Twitter and YouTube, protesters mobilized quickly on streets and university campuses. Swift government...

Down With Democracy

December 7, 2007
Some leaders are so insecure that they cannot withstand any hint of opposition or dissent at all. Vladimir Putin, president of Russia, may have an 80-percent approval rating, and yet his party squashed any questions or debate about his record. Democracy is a complicated process, reminds this...
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